He should be forced to stand in that spot on the 8th when all the veterans are lined up there, with that photo on a billboard around his neck....see if he STILL thinks he's clever when he's looking into the eyes of the very men he's disrespecting!

Yesterday a now sober Mr Laing issued an apology through his university.

He said: 'I am deeply ashamed of this photograph and I am sincerely sorry for my behaviour. I didn't realise how much alcohol I had consumed that night and also hadn't eaten since lunchtime, which worsened the effect. I have no recollection of the events in the photograph, although I recognise that this does not excuse my actions. I apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have caused.'

.........''South Yorkshire Police said if he had been seen he would have received a fixed penalty fine''.

He said: 'I am deeply ashamed of this photograph and I am sincerely sorry for my behaviour. I didn't realise how much alcohol I had consumed that night and also hadn't eaten since lunchtime, which worsened the effect. I have no recollection of the events in the photograph, although I recognise that this does not excuse my actions. I apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have caused.'